Just kind of curious at this point...I have a 1992 300D with 223,000 miles on the original tranny. Tranny works great but eventually the time will come when I will need to have it replaced. So I've wondered what would be involved, when the need arises, in converting to a manual.

My assumption is that I can get a reman tranny for about $2,000 including shipping, plus whatever the labor cost would be having it installed. What do you think the total cost would be to convert to a manual? And, aside from cost, what difficulties/pitfalls are associated with such a conversion?

Bottom line: I miss driving a manual.

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